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A card with an image of the original home of the Medical Institution of Yale College, likely copied from an earlier engraving. The medical school was housed in this building, which was located at the corner of Grove and Prospect streets, from the school’s

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The Medical Institution rented its original home on Grove Street from a private individual, James Hillhouse—a burdensome expense that was passed on to students and amounted to “nearly equal to half what is paid for attendance on the lectures.” The faculty

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An architectural study for the entrance of the Institute of Human Relations, which was added to the façade of Sterling Hall of Medicine in 1931. The structure remains a lasting monument to Dean Milton C. Winternitz, who was closely involved in its planning.

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This photograph likely shows the Yale University Medical Department’s Class of 1895— two students in the front row have written “95” on the soles of their shoes—but some of the students pictured may have graduated in 1896 or 1897. In the top row, for inst

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Sterling Hall of Medicine, dedicated in 1925, is the focal point of the School of Medicine’s campus. The limestone structure with columned entryway and domed roof is home to the 450-seat Mary S. Harkness Auditorium, eight of the school’s 28 academic departments, and the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, including the Historical Library, which contains one of the nation’s best collections of rare medical books, journals, prints, and photographs.

YSM Bicentennial

In October 2010, Yale School of Medicine turned 200 years old.

The school, now one of the world’s leading institutions for biomedical research, education, and advanced clinical care, was established at a time when most physicians received little if any institutional education but gained their knowledge and skills through apprenticeship. Medicine was not the scientific endeavor it is today, and a physician’s tools for treating illnesses were few.

The founding of the Medical Institution of Yale College in 1810 was an early step toward the creation of a scientific foundation for modern medicine and the great advances in patient care that were to come, particularly during the 20th century.

During the observance of the Bicentennial throughout the 2010–2011 academic year, the school celebrated its past, present, and future with a variety of activities, including the publication of a commemorative book, creation of a documentary film, a community celebration, a symphony concert, a special reunion program, and a symposium bringing 15 of the world’s preeminent biomedical scientists and scholars to New Haven.

In celebration of the School of Medicine's 200th year, 15 of the world's most eminent scientists, clinicians, and scholars gathered on campus April 28 and 29. The two days of lectures addressed the critical issues in health and science that face society as the School of Medicine—the nation’s sixth medical school—entered its third century.

Bicentennial Voices: Crossing the Color and Gender Divide

Beatrix McCleary Hamburg, M.D., was the first African American women to attend Yale School of Medicine. After graduation in 1948 and training in child psychiatry, her research and clinical practice focused on behavioral and developmental issues among adolescents, especially minority children.

Paul Beeson: The Complete Physician

Paul Beeson was renowned for his excellence and compassion as a clinician, his groundbreaking insight as a researcher and his kindly exactitude as an educator. John Forrest, one of Beeson's last interns, talks about how his mentor managed to do so much so extraordinarily well. View other Bicentennial voices videos...

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